TY - JOUR T1 - Pomorskie Smart Specialisations – Revolution in R&D Issues in the Region A1 - Lipinska, Karolina A1 - Radziszewska, Monika PY - 2017 N2 - This article describes how local government in Pomorskie built on the existing regional key clusters strategy using a bottom-up approach to developing the smart specialisation strategy.The article outlines in detail the process through which smart specialisations were selected, which enabled the participation of numerous entities in the proposal submission and selection process, and the impact that can already be seen in terms of applications submitted under international and regional calls for proposals, as well as highlights some of the success factors identified by the region. JF - European Structural and Investment Funds Journal JA - European Structural and Investment Funds Journal VL - 5 IS - 1 UR - ER -